Chapter 1540 A Thousand Arrays


    The disciples of the me Holy Land couldn''t make head or tail of this situation. There was no reason


    they could think of which would exin why Stacy was suddenly siding with them.


    "Austin! What the hell''s going on?" Rahul asked secretly through his spiritual sense.


    But it seemed like he would have to wait for the answer indefinitely. "It''s a long story. All you need to


    know is that the people of the Deep Sea Commercial House and the Blood-thirsty Gang aren''t going to


    be our enemies,"


    Austin replied without going into any details.


    Rahul noticed his tone and realized that Austin didn''t want to tell him the whole story. He had to let it


    go.


    "I need you guys toe with me." Stacy pointed at some members of the Deep Sea Commercial


    House.


    She then continued issuing the order, "The rest of you, please continue picking up the herbs."


    Following her sentence, twenty-five Emperor Realm masters walked up and stood by Stacy''s side.


    "Right then. Let''s get going now,"


    Stacy remarked to Austin.


    "Rahul, I have something I need to take care of with Miss Ren. You take care,"


    Austin told Rahul through his spiritual sense as he began to walk away.


    With him, Stacy and twenty-five masters of the Emperor Realm also took their leave and within a very


    few moments, they were out of sight.


    "Rahul, why do you think Austin agreed to go with Miss Ren? Did she threaten him somehow? Could it


    be possible that she threatened to hurt us if he didn''t follow her orders?"


    Zoe asked in a concerned tone through her spiritual sense.


    Austin had impressed her a lot when he had saved her from three disciples of the Blood Moon Sect


    disciples the other day. They had all been at the Semi-emperor realm, yet Austin had made short work


    of the fight.


    Since then, she had been paying a ratherrge amount of attention to Austin. In fact, she hadn''t taken


    her eyes off of him ever since he had made his appearance. She had nned on greeting him


    specifically, but hadn''t gotten the chance.


    Given her admiration for the man, it was natural of her to be concerned on seeing him taken away by


    Stacy.


    "I don''t think so. In fact, I think Miss Ren bears no ill will towards Austin. What''s more, Austin didn''t look


    like the sort of person who was being intimidated into doing something. We shouldn''t worry; I believe


    that Austin had his reasons for agreeing to go with her.


    For now, we have our task; it is to collect more herbs," Rahul replied.


    And with that, he turned his attention towards the herbs, so did the other disciples of the me Holy


    Land.


    As for the members of the Deep Sea Commercial House and the Blood-thirsty Gang, they didn''t have


    the nerve to even touch the people of the me Holy Land after Stacy had given the order. Now, they


    would even give thetter a hand when required.


    On the other hand, Austin, Stacy, and the rest of her crew headed towards the depths of the Wild Herb


    Valley.


    Though they passed several wild and civilized characters on the way, no one dared to mess with them.


    Of the entirepany, only Austin was not at the Emperor Realm, so everyone was naturally


    intimidated.


    Three days passed before they finally reached their destination.


    "Alright everyone! We are close now! I want you all to keep your eyes open; and do try to avoid running


    into the disciples of the three holynds.


    I would prefer it that we weren''t spotted by anyone before we reach the Secret Valley. It is in our favor


    only.


    Do you understand?"


    Stacy emphasized each and every word of her sentence as they began to enter the depths of the Wild


    Herb Valley. From her manners also, it was clear that she wanted as much secrecy as possible.


    The twenty five Emperor Realm cultivators nodded obediently.


    From then on, Austin, Stacy and her subordinates moved with the utmost care. They released their


    spiritual senses to scan their surroundings whenever they moved. If anyone of them felt like there was


    any sign of the three holynd disciples nearby or in their path, they all either hid or took a detour.


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    Luckily, Stacy and her crew were at the Emperor Realm. This meant they had very powerful spiritual


    senses and could move really fast. Therefore, they moved rapidly towards their destination without


    being spotted.


    Stacy would often bring out and look at an old piece of cloth; it had a map on it of some sorts. She


    would then put it back in her Space Ring.


    She had been leading the way as per the map ever since they had entered the depths of the Wild Herb


    Valley.


    As for Austin, although the man in the bead had already filled him in on the location of the Secret


    Valley, he had kept quiet.


    He hadn''t even told Stacy that he knew where the Secret Valley was located. Instead, he followed her


    silently.


    After another two days of travelling, they reached yet another valley, which was located in the depth of


    the Wild Herb Valley.


    "This is it. Looks like a lot of people have found this ce before us," Stacy murmured.


    She was staring towards the valley with a stern expression on her face.


    It was a strange sight. After their meticulous nning and secretive journey, they saw that a bunch of


    people were already gathered in the valley. Some of them were even from the three holynds and the


    others were from numerous sects in the East Maind. Stacy herself had no idea how they hade


    to know about this ce, but one could clearly tell that she was displeased.


    "Humph! Looks like there was more than one map that led to this valley. I bet the people from other


    sects got maps too. Never mind. At least this way, we won''t have to dodge everyone in our way.


    Let''s enter the valley from here,"


    Stacy decided in a displeased tone after thinking for a while.


    ''I mean what can go wrong! Besides the disciples of the three holynds, there are people from other


    sects in the valley too, and most of them are Emperor Realm masters. Even though the three holynd


    disciples are aggressive and arrogant, they won''t have the balls to try and throw everyone else out.


    Right out, you harm one of us, and you harm us all.


    And luckily, the disciples of the other sects outnumber them. If they make a move against anyone, they


    will surely lose, '' Stacy thought.


    "Follow me!"


    She ordered with a wave of her hand and began to lead the rest into the valley.


    Stacy was correct in thinking that they wouldn''t be attacked. However, being wee was a farsighted


    dream. As soon as they entered the valley, disciples of other sects began to study them with visible


    hostility in their eyes.


    "Hah! This is ridiculous and preposterous. Even losers like you have dared toe here. If you want to


    live, then I suggest you leave this ce as soon as possible. You stand no chance of getting any sort of


    treasures from this ce."


    A voice reached their ears from all around them. Obviously this was a warning.


    What was more mysterious was the fact that when Austin and Stacy looked around, they couldn''t find


    any trace of the person who had warned them. However, a towering, imposing pce, standing right in


    the middle of the valley did catch their attention.


    It was magnificently built and surrounded by numerous powerful arrays. There were even some arrays


    above the building which gave off a visible aura of energy around them.


    Even a single nce could tell you that the pce was well protected.


    In front of the pce was a path, paved all the way across with golden tes, lodged together in


    severalplicated patterns. They were actually arrays.


    Several groups of people were standing around the pce, as if deliberating something. From careful


    observation, one could tell that disciples of the same sect had gathered together. People from the three


    holynds, as well as from first, second, and even third grade sects could also be seen.


    In any case, the person who had attempted to warn Stacy and herpanions had well and truly


    concealed his location. And he had done that deliberately.


    "That''s none of your business,"


    Stacy snapped back with a snort at the unknown.


    People inside the valley didn''t want more people to join them. After all, the more contestants they got,


    the less shares of the treasure they would be able to get.


    Since Stacy and her crew were Emperor Realm masters, one good thing was that no one dared to pick


    on them directly.


    "The pce is the entrance to the Secret Valley.


    There are numerous arrays that surround it, and they were made by a famous array expert of our time.


    Don''t be fooled by their age; these arrays are very powerful.


    The golden path is the only way to enter the pce and it is well protected.


    There are powerful arrays made on the golden path too. Each time you take a step forward on it, you


    willnd in an altogether different array, and get stuck there. The further you move forward, the more


    likely you are to lose your life. No one knows for sure, but it is said that there are at least a thousand


    arrays on the path.


    Therefore, it is nearly impossible for people to get into the pce if they don''t have the jade tokens as


    our identification cards,"


    the man in the bead suddenly talked to Austin.